New Seahawks LB David Vobora has an interesting car

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David Vobora was hanging out with a St. Louis Rams teammate last summer when he was struck by a rather strange thought.

“I said, you know what? I think I want to buy a crappy convertible,” Vobora said after practice earlier this week.

So he did. A 1984 Chrysler LeBaron. A 1984 Chrysler LeBaron with wood paneling, to be exact. And a wood-grain air freshener. Vobora bought the car on Craigslist for $1,500, then promptly filled the glove compartment with Dubble Bubble chewing gum.

It’s still sitting in St. Louis — the car, not sure about the gum — though Vobora, a fourth-year pro out of the University of Idaho, plans to ship it over here at some point.

Considering the competition at linebacker in the Seahawks’ training camp, though, it might be a good idea to wait until the 53-man rosters are announced. Vobora can play all three linebacker positions and is a special teams veteran, too. But it remains to be seen whether the Seahawks plan to keep him for the season, or if he was simply signed this week to provide depth as the Seahawks’ three starting linebackers recover from minor knee ailments.

“I’m just excited about the opportunity,” said Vobora, who was waived by the Rams on Aug. 12. “Right now, we’ve got some guys banged up so I stepped right in, learn this system, be able to be versatile and play multiple positions. I know right now I’m focusing on some of the strongside stuff, but (they want me) really just to be a great teams player, great on special teams, be a playmaker, and then defense, however they need me just to get the system and make plays.”

One thing Vobora does add is a veteran presence among the team’s reserves. As it stands now, a pair of rookies — K.J. Wright and Malcolm Smith, along with veteran Matt McCoy — are battling for playing time behind Aaron Curry, David Hawthorne and Leroy Hill.

“He’s a savvy football player, a really good special teams guy,” Carroll said of Vobora. “His flexibility and experience I think is a real nice addition to us right now.”

Vobora echoed the same thought about special teams.

“As a rival, I know a lot of these guys pretty well, and I’m excited to be on their side now,” he said. “Something I’ve got a lot of pride in is special teams, something they take pretty serious here, so I’m excited about that and this defense is a defense that flies around and plays aggressive so I’m excited for that.”